Level B2 General English

Lesson 54

Fears And Phobias
恐れと恐怖症

Zombies have never been more popular. There are endless movies and TV shows. A zombie is a dead person who has risen again. They are supernatural creatures who only want one thing, to eat your brains. If a zombie bites you then you will also become a zombie, it’s like a virus.

Stories of zombies originated in several African countries. People believed that a dead person could be brought back using witchcraft and magic. One theory is that there is a special powder that can make people seem like they are dead but actually they are in a kind of coma. When they recover later, people think they have become zombies.

People love dressing up as zombies especially at Halloween, a popular festival celebrated on October 31st. For a zombie costume, you need some old ripped clothes and fake blood. You need to shuffle along the street as if you are half dead and half alive. Some people have zombie parties. Zombies are not real but maybe in the future some strange virus could create a type of zombie. So make sure you are prepared for the zombie disaster.